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caption Barack Obama takes the Oath of Office as the 44th President of the United States as he is sworn in by U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts with his wife Michelle by his side during the inauguration ceremony in Washington, January 20, 2009. source Reuters/Jim Young Ten years ago, on January 20, 2009, Barack Obama was inaugurated as president of the United States. The historic event, watched by 38 million people nationwide, marked the first time an African-American assumed the office of the presidency. Newspapers around the world reflected the significance of the inauguration on their front pages the following day. Take a look at a few of the best front pages from around the world: The Washington Post source Washington Post The New York Times source New York Times The San Francisco Chronicle source San Francisco Chronicle The Chicago Tribune source Chicago Tribune The New York Daily News source New York Daily News The Columbian (Clark County, Washington) … [Read more...] about Obama was inaugurated 10 years ago today — here’s what newspapers looked like the next day

'Santa Obama' delights sick children in hospital (The Philippine Star) - December 21, 2018 - 9:10pm WASHINGTON, United States – Former US president Barack Obama took on a new high-profile role as Father Christmas on Wednesday for a surprise visit to sick children in Washington. Sporting a festive Santa hat and armed with a sack of gifts, he delighted young patients at Children's National hospital with gifts and hugs. "I just want to say thank you to all of you guys," Obama told staff, who greeted him with rapturous cheers, in a video he shared on his Twitter account. "We've had the chance to talk to some of the wonderful kids and their families," he added. "As the dad of two girls, I can only imagine in that situation to have nurses and staff and doctors and people who are caring for them, and looking after them... that's the most important thing there is." The 44th president of the United States still lives in … [Read more...] about ‘Santa Obama’ delights sick children in hospital

WASHINGTON: Former United States president Barack Obama took on a new high-profile role as Father Christmas on Wednesday (Dec 19) for a surprise visit to sick children in Washington.Sporting a festive Santa hat and armed with a sack of gifts, he delighted young patients at Children's National hospital with gifts and hugs."I just want to say thank you to all of you guys," Obama told staff, who greeted him with rapturous cheers, in a video he shared on his Twitter account."We've had the chance to talk to some of the wonderful kids and their families," he added."As the dad of two girls, I can only imagine in that situation to have nurses and staff and doctors and people who are caring for them, and looking after them ... that's the most important thing there is."The 44th president of the United States still lives in Washington, where he last year dressed up as Santa to visit middle school students at a Boys & Girls Club in the capital. … [Read more...] about Obama delights sick children as Santa in Washington

source Business Insider/Julie Bort Last week, the conference center at the Aria hotel in Las Vegas was abuzz with excitement. Okta, the $5.7 billion identity management company, had landed a very special guest speaker in the form of President Barack Obama. Okta has a classic Silicon Valley origin story. It was founded by two early employees of Salesforce: Former Salesforce engineering head and current Okta CEO Todd McKinnon, and Freddie Kerrest, who had been a sales exec at Salesforce, and is now COO of Okta. When they first decided to pursue this company, no one believed in the idea. Salesforce and its gregarious CEO Marc Benioff are known for investing in the startups of ex-employees – but they never invested in Okta. With little support, the two of them started with nothing and had to do all the initial programming themselves. But after they signed on their first customers, hundreds, and then thousands of cloud app companies began coming to them. … [Read more...] about I followed the CEO of $5.7 billion Okta around and learned the secrets of a tech conference that landed President Obama as a speaker

By Giuseppe Valiante The Canadian Press Thu., May 24, 2018 LA MALBAIE, QUE.—The importance of next month’s G7 summit in Quebec can’t be underestimated, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday as he defended the event’s hefty price tag. The event can be the perfect forum for the global leadership that is required on issues such as the environment and healthy oceans and the improvement of economic opportunities for women internationally, he told reporters. “More than that, to have the opportunity for seven allies to gather in a less formal, more relaxed setting, surrounded by beautiful landscapes and a warm welcome, to talk about real issues — it’s extremely important,” Trudeau said at the Fairmont Le Manoir Richelieu hotel, which will host the summit. Aside from Trudeau, the leaders of the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Japan and Italy will gather June 8-9 for the 44th annual conference in La … [Read more...] about Trudeau defends $600-million cost of Quebec G7 summit